Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
THE MALONE MURDER. {.
A Reward offered for King the Supposed
Murderer-Details of the Crime.


MALONE, New York, June 7.-Mystery
still enshrouds the crime connected
with the discovery of the body on
Saturday last. After diligent investiga-
ton, clew has been discovered and toll
lowed up which offers Il partial solution
of the circumstances connected with the
affairs. The facts are as follows On
Wednesday evening a middle aged man
OF good appearance registered at the Elm
wood house in this village as Eugene Van
Norman. Of Saginaw City, Michigan, and
ordered supper and room for the night.
Soon afterward George King, an employe
of the hotel managers father accosted the
stranger in Il manner which seemed to in
dictate previous acquaintance, and after
cOnversing for a few minutes, he request
ed him to go out for short walk, which
Mr.. Van Norman after some urging con-
sented to do. King then stepped to the
Mushroom to get glass OF water and
while he was thus engaged Mr.. Van Nor
man counted out and handed to the pro-
prietor of the house $l42 requesting him
to deposit it in his safe which the proprie-
tor did. The two went out together for
their walk but where they went no one
is able to so much as conjecture. Certain
il is that Mr.. Van Norman did not return
to occupy the bed which was assigned to
MN nor 10 cldllH lne money which ne nau
deposited in the safe Mr. Hogle, the
proprietor, positively identities the body
found as that of his missing guest, and
other facts so corrOborate him as to make
the identity no longer matter of doubt.
The suspenderS which the man wore at
the time had stamped upon them the name
of a dealer in gents furnishing goods at
Saginaw City, Michigan" and his travel
ling bag was found at The depot contain
ing letters addressed to Mr.. VenNorman,
showing beyond a doubt who the unfortu-
| nate man was. Other facts point as
+ strongly to the conclusion that he was
| foully murdered in cold blood by the
hand which had sought to grasp his in
| friendship, on that fated night when he
| left the hotel. The coroner's inquest de
veloped the fact that the skull was slight
| ly crushed, and that there are finger
marks on the throat showing that he was
| strangled. 1t seems to be the prevailing
opinion that the assailant stepping up
| quickly from behind, struck sudden and
| powerful blow upon the back portion OF
the skull, telling his victim at once and
then clenched his throat, and choked him
| until life was extinct. He then dragged
| HIM over Il fence about 10 feet from
the road to culvert seldom or never
| used and there concealed the body as he
undoubtedly supposed eIfectually. And
SO 1t mdgt have been but for the fact that
rs some small boys playing ball near
|
upon crawling in to get that they found
the corpse, lying upon its back, thorough
| ly concealed. The clothing instead of
being dry as was first reported was
found to DE very wet and muddy on the
back portions, while the front parts
We're entirely free from mud or dirt. Thei t
was nothing in the pockets which would
give any clue to the identity of the deceas
ed. Everything, keys, pocket knife, etc.
some of which he must have bad, seem &c
have been distracted in order to remove
every trace and render it impossible tC
discover the identity either of the murder
ed or the murderer. King, in whose com
pany the stranger left fine hotel has also
' disappeared. The sheriff AID his men
have secured the country far and near bul
rs yet without success. Rumor says tha
he has been traced to Canada but nothing
authentic can be said as / at. A reward
of $500 is offered for his arr and con
victlon. George Kings height is six feet
weight ls0, age % years, smooth face, ligh
complexion, and gray eyes. 1t seems Il
be time for the people OF this vicinity t,
wake up to the Importance of seeing Il
these matters rs this is the third MAJ
who has been confessedly murdered with
in the village limits concerning whom
nothing could be learned, much less eoul,
any evidence be discovered even tendin,
to indicate who was the perpetrator of tn
deed in any case but this last and foules
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